Improved shingmng-bracket



a in the county of Fond du Lac, and State of Wisconsin,

,spur to pass into the board.

yABNER ROLLO; or.y FRI ENDSHIP, WISCONSIN.`

Letters .Patent No. 87,709, dated .Ma/rch 9, 1869.

IMPROVE!) SHINGEING-BRACKET.

The Schedule referred to-in these Lettera Patent and use klng part of the salmeV To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be a known than I, ABNER ROLLO, 0f nrin'dship,

have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Brackets; and'I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and' exaetrd'escxiption of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, nd to the letters and figures of reference marked 511360115,

` The/object of my invention is to provide better means than have heretofore been known, or used, for attaching stages or` platforms upon the roofs of buildings.

To this end, I have constructed a bracket in the form shown on the drawings. It is slightly curved at its point, A, and is sharpened at said point, in order that it may be easily forced under the buts or exposed ends of the shingles.

The letter B represents a spur on the upper surface ofthe bracket, the object of which is to hold the board upon the bracket in its proper place.

This may be done by placing the front side of the board above said spur, so that it shall form a rest and The letter O represents the feet of my bracket. They are madev sharp at their points, that they maybe easily forced into the shingles or boards below them,'and are Letter D is a hinge, by which the feet are united to the main plate of the bracket.

adj ust the stage to any angle of roof, and thereby saves y the expense of keeping on hand a number of brackets adapted to the variousv angles upon which roofs are built.

support therefor, or it may be done by allowing said MARCIA J. RISING.

notched ont, as shown, to provide shoulders or rests. l

This hinge provides means by which the operator can 

